Spott
YC W25 · Active · AI-native ATS/CRM for recruiting firms
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 StardexShared: recruiting firm, ats, crmActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS21 |
 AscenShared: staffing firm, hr tech, recruiting and talentAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCW19 |
 CandidatelyShared: hr tech, ats, recruitingActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS17 |
 SerraShared: hr tech, ats, recruiterActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS23 |
 CrewShared: ats, recruiting, crmActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS21 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 RegulusTechnologies株式会社Shared: hr tech, recruitingNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global2017 |
 HireSweetShared: hr tech, recruitingActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW20 |
 JoobaShared: recruiting firm, agentNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | speedrunSR005 |
 LeverShared: ats crm, recruitment, combineAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCS12 |
 AlexShared: hr tech, ats, recruiterActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
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Founders
- Lander DegreveFounder/CEO
- Manu VanderveerenFounder/COO
- Samuel SmeysFounder/CTO
About Spott
Spott is the first AI-native ATS/CRM for recruiting & staffing firms. We built Spott because existing recruitment platforms require extensive manual work, are clunky to use, rely on fragmented add-ons, and are not designed for AI adoption. Spott combines everything recruiting firms need, from a full ATS & CRM to AI agents across the entire workflow, into one AI-native solution. It enables recruiters to focus on what matters most and close more placements.
- YC batch
- W25 · Winter 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 50
- Location
- Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
- Founded
- 2024
- Checked
- 1h ago
YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, B2B, HR Tech, Enterprise Software
Spott: questions
Which YC batch was Spott in?
Spott was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).
Is Spott still active?
Y Combinator lists Spott as active.
Who founded Spott?
Spott's founders, as listed on its YC page: Lander Degreve (Founder/CEO), Manu Vanderveeren (Founder/COO), Samuel Smeys (Founder/CTO).
Where is Spott based?
Spott lists Leuven, Flanders, Belgium as its location on YC's directory.
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